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語源

Unknown, first attested in the late 17th c. Possible etymologies:

• Alteration of huzzah. This is however questionable.
• From hurra in German, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian, húrra in Icelandic, hoera in Dutch.

発音

• (approval, joy, victory): IPA: /həˈɹeɪ/, /hʊˈɹeɪ/
• (goodbye): IPA: /ˈhuːɹeɪ/
• 韻: -eɪ

間投詞

hooray

1. Used to express approval, joy or victory.

   Lizzie has broken a world record, and she is now an Olympic medallist! – Hooray!

2. (Australia, colloquial) goodbye.
   • 2026 April 18, Janet Albrechtsen, “The Good, the Bad and the (Ugly): Why Pauline Hanson’s influence has never been stronger”, in The Australian‎:

     “And I told him, ‘I even guarantee I’ll take (the girl) to the airport and put her on a plane and wave, Hooray’.”

同意語

• (expression of approval): see Thesaurus:well done
• (expression of joy): see Thesaurus:yay

派生語

名詞

hooray (plural hoorays)

1. A shout to signify victory.
2. An expression of excitement.
3. (UK, colloquial, derogatory) Ellipsis of Hooray Henry.
   • 2017 November 26, Kevin Rushby, “Caribbean dream: mixing it up in the Grenadines”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     The Caribbean isn’t just for minor royals and hedge-fund hoorays. […] But the hurricanes had not struck the southern Caribbean (they rarely do), and the hedge fund hoorays were clearly confined to Mustique.

動詞

hooray (third-person singular simple present hoorays, present participle hooraying, simple past and past participle hoorayed)

1. To shout an expression of excitement.

同意語

• hurrah

アナグラム

• yarooh